Cabbagetown

I think two weeks is the norm in Canada. Employer as well as employee can both leave on two weeks notice, unless otherwise expressed in the contract.

In the UK it's a little more, in Germany or France it's probably most employee friendly.

scrubbedexpat091

Not sure about all provinces, but BC labor act doesn't require the employee to give notice, although 2 weeks notice is the courtesy.

" The Act does not require the employee to give notice to the employer."

Employers are free however to refuse the notice given by the employee and terminate them with proper compensation.

Ministry of Labour, Government of B.C., Employment Standards Branch, Termination Factsheet

Aviator

In BC employers can give notice, the time depends on how long an employee has been an employee,

• After three consecutive months of employment – one week’s pay;
• After 12 consecutive months of employment – two weeks’ pay;
• After three consecutive years – three weeks’ pay, plus one week’s pay for each additional year of employment to a maximum of eight weeks.

Employees can just stop showing up.

rivingtonpike

Teachers

dishwashing

What income bracket is that, rivington? I read the average income HOUSEHOLD level is 50-60K in BC, or was it Vancouver, cannot remember...

Aviator

Maternity leave can start earlier than the end of a pregnancy, it can also go beyond 12 months. Whether someone gets EI or not depends on whether they have met the qualifying criteria to be eligible for EI. The other parent can also use part of that leave and take it as parental leave, if they qualify for EI. In either case, this is not just cause for termination.